Mother of baby killed by dog in Daventry appears at magistrates’ court

Callum Jones

The mother of a baby killed by a dog in Daventry has appeared in court.

Molly Mae Wotherspoon died following the attack by an American pit bull at a house in Morning Star Road, Daventry, on October 3 last year.

Her mother, Claire Riley, aged 22, of West Cotton Close, Northampton, appeared at Northampton Magistrates’ Court this morning and entered no plea to a charge under the Dangerous Dogs Act, having a dog that was dangerously out of control.

Molly’s grandmother Susan Aucott, aged 55, from Northampton also entered no plea to the same charge at magistrates’ court two weeks ago.